Nori: YAY! CHAPTER NINE!

Tama: WHOOO!

Nori: LET'S PARTY!

Tama: YES!

Nori: I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR THE CHARACTERS BUT I DO OWN ALL THE OC'S AND IDEAS!

Tama: READ IT!

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Five days went by rather quickly for Rika. She had to rest most of the time because Kakashi wouldn't let her move too much. She was kind of glad he didn't let her move a lot because she really didn't want to injure herself further. She had a job she needed to get done once she was able to leave again.

One the morning of the fifth day of Rika's stay, the alarm next to Kakashi's bed went off. Rika opened her eyes and rubbed the sleep out of them. She hit the alarm clock to turn it off and then looked at the time. It was five o'clock AM.

"What the hell?" Rika said groggily. "I didn't even set this."

"Sorry," Kakashi's voice came from the doorway. "I set it. I have a lesson with my students today. I thought you might like to come."

Rika stared at the jonin. Since when did he ever even attempt to be on time for something?

"Wait," Rika said. "Since when do you go to places on time?"

Kakashi chuckled.

"Oh, no," he said. "I'll still make them wait. Now, you should get ready. I'll be watching TV." With that Kakashi turned and walked out of the room.

Rika closed her eyes and giggled. That was Kakashi for you. Always making people wait.

Suddenly, Rika heard the window swing open and her door slam shut. She jumped a bit, not expecting it to happen. Then, a man appeared in front of Kakashi's bed. Rika's eyes were wide in shock; she didn't even sense his chakra coming.

The man was tall, around six feet. His hair was shaggy and blonde, he had grey eyes filled with hate. The man wore black baggy pants with many pockets. Around his waist was a red scarf-like belt. He had on a short red vest that showed off his muscular body. In one ear he had a small silver hoop. He wore no shinobi headband.

"You didn't kill him yet?" the man exclaimed in a whisper so that Kakashi wouldn't hear.

Rika moved back.

"I'm sorry, Vansu," she said afraid of what he might do next.

"I told you what I would do if you didn't kill him!" Vansu said, still in a whisper. "I'll kill him AND you! If I can't have you then no one can!"

Rika looked away and gulped. She pulled the blanket up to her chest.

"I'll do it," she said. "Give me more time. Please. I was hurt."

Vansu glared at the blonde kunoichi. He crossed his arms.

"Fine," he said. "You have seven days, starting tomorrow." (A/n: Haha, seven days!)

Rika nodded and wouldn't make eye contact with the man. He walked back towards the window. Vansu turned and looked back at Rika. She only looked at him out of the corner of her eye.

"If you fail," he said in a warning tone. "You're as good as dead." With that, he jumped out of the window.

Rika didn't say anything as he left. She was too afraid to speak, Vansu was a dangerous man.

After Rika had left the village seven years ago she traveled alone for a while. Everywhere she went she was cold and distant to the people around her. She sat in a bar one night and was drinking sake. The bar was filled with people. Some young, some old, some attractive, others…not so good looking. Vansu was the one who approached her at the bar.

"Hey sweetie," he had said to her. "You're gorgeous."

Rika just looked at him and laughed.

"Shut the hell up," she told him. He smirked at her.

"No, it's true," he said. "You're the prettiest girl here."

Rika smiled at him. That had to have been one of the nicest things anyone had ever said to her.

"Wow," she said, her cheeks a light pink. "Thank you." Vansu sat down next to her.

"So, what's a pretty girl like you doing here alone?" he asked. Rika sat there for a moment, only looking at her drink.

"I'm not from this village," she told him. "I left my home awhile ago." Vansu looked at Rika with sad eyes, then he looked at his hands.

"Oh," he said softly. "I left my home a few years back, too." Rika looked over at him and smiled. She put a hand on his shoulder.

"Want to come where I'm staying?" she had asked him. "We can talk in private."

Vansu nodded and smiled softly.

"I would really like that," he said.

Rika shuddered at the thought of what happened after that. It's something she wanted to forget for seven years now, but she knew she never would.

The two were sitting in the hotel room that Rika had rented for the night. She was headed to the Sand Village the next day and this town was right in between it and Konoha.

"I never caught your name," Rika said. "What is it?"

"My name is Vansu Yuzuko," he told her. "I'm not sure of your name either."

"Rika," she said. "Rika Isono."

The two sat on the hotel bed and just talked. Vansu told Rika about how his family disowned him when he was only thirteen years old. He was trying to become a ninja in the village hidden in the mist. He had become so strong there but just couldn't bring himself to kill his classmates. His parents were very ashamed of him, and that's how he was forced to leave his home.

Rika explained to him her relationships with people in Konoha. She explained how Anko was her best friend and how they would always just goof around. She explained how Ayumu always looked out for her, but was too strict most of the time and looked down to her. And then she described Kakashi. She told him how Kakashi was the only person she could let her guard down around and how she could talk to him about anything really.

Then Rika got to the part about what happened a few months back with the giant lizard demon. She told Vansu about the fight and how she was going to get ready to kill the demon when Kakashi stopped her and said something that made her feel so disrespected and how that made her realize no one took her seriously and she just had to leave.

"Wow," Vansu said when she finished her story.

"Yea," Rika said and lay back on the bed. "I don't know if I can ever forgive him, let alone go back to my home."

"I don't blame you," Vansu said and looked at Rika. "I don't know how anyone could treat such a strong, beautiful girl like that."

Rika smiled. She really liked this Vansu guy even though they had just met a few hours ago. He was so sweet, and not to mention very attractive. They both shared a similar past as well, having to leave their homes because of the people they thought loved them.

Then, out of nowhere, Vansu leaned down and kissed Rika on the lips. At first, Rika's eyes were wide in shock, should she be doing this now? But then she gave in, closed her eyes and kissed back. After a couple minutes the two broke apart to get some air.

Rika lay there looking up into Vansu's hypnotic grey eyes and Vansu stared back into Rika's mesmerizing blue ones.

"Do you want to-" Vansu was cut off by Rika's lips crashing onto his again.

She flipped him over so she was on top of him and she pulled off his shirt. She smirked.

"I take that as a yes," he said and smirked back, kissing her again.

Rika shivered at the thought. She couldn't believe she actually did that. What possessed her mind at that the moment? Then she remembered. That was before Vansu changed. Before he turned into the cold-hearted bastard that she knows today.

After that night, Vansu and Rika began to travel together. They became inseparable. The two made a great team when they had to fight bandits and other enemies they had met on their journey.

Then, after about a year, Vansu began to change. He started treating Rika like she was just a toy, nothing more. He would always just want to sleep with her and when she refused he would hit her. Vansu was so strong; she started to become afraid of being around him.

One day Rika decided that she wanted to go back to her village. She thought maybe there would be someone there that would help her. Plus, no matter how much she hated to admit it, she was really beginning to miss everyone there.

Vansu and Rika were walking through a jungle they had come across.

"Vansu…" Rika said softly. Vansu glared at her.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"I-I," she started to say. "I think I'm going to head back to my village."


Vansu stopped in his tracks and just starred at the kunoichi.

"What?" he asked. Rika gulped.

"I want to go back to my home," she told him, a bit louder this time. Vansu grit his teeth and slapped her with the back of his hand across her face. Rika fell to the ground with wide eyes and her hand on the spot he had hit.

"You just want to go back to Kakashi," he growled. "He likes you and you like him. I can tell from all the things you say even though you claim to hate him now. You want him to help you get away from me."

Rika shook her head. Tears were forming in her eyes. What the hell did she get herself into?

"No," she said. "That's not it." Vansu knelt down to her level.

"Then what the hell is it!?" he shouted. Rika winced.

"I just want to go home," she told him. "I miss it." Vansu glared at her again.

"No," he said. "I know you want to go back to Kakashi. I'm not letting you! No one can have you but me! You got that?"

"I'm not a piece of fucking property!" Rika gathered the courage to shout at him. "You can't fucking own me! I can go where ever I want!" Rika slapped a hand over her mouth after that outburst. A look of fear spread over her face.

Vansu grabbed Rika by the collar of her shirt and brought her face closer to his.

"Fine then," he said. "You can go back to you're stupid village. But, on one condition."

"What?" Rika asked, afraid of his answer.

"You have to kill Kakashi Hatake."

Rika sighed. She still wasn't sure what made Vansu change like that. She loved how he used to be. He was such a great guy back then.

But, after Vansu told Rika she had to kill Kakashi, she decided to stay with him longer. No matter how mad she was at him she couldn't have killed him back then. So Vansu trained her. He would tell her horrible things about Kakashi that he had heard from people as they traveled and these things would make Rika grow angry with Kakashi.

So, here she was, seven years later, back in Konoha. She knew she had to kill Kakashi, she still for some reason wanted to do it, but at the same time she didn't. She wasn't sure why, though. She didn't know if it was that she still hadn't forgiven him for what he did long ago, or if it was all the things Vansu had told her.

Rika got up from her bed and decided she better get ready instead of reminiscing on the past. She walked over to a small dresser that Kakashi had where she put her clothes. Kakashi's student, Sakura, had gotten Rika a couple of outfits since she figured the only one she had was the one she wore when she got here and her funeral clothes that the hospital had supplied.

Rika was thankful to the girl; she really didn't want to wear that same old outfit everyday. It made her look like a slut. Vansu had gotten the outfit for her. He told her that she looked better when she showed more skin. Rika was disgusted with it, but she wore it just so Vansu wouldn't kill her.

Rika grabbed an outfit from the dresser and walked into the bathroom that was connected to Kakashi's room. She turned on the water in the shower, then got undressed and stepped into it. The warm water felt so good on her skin. Especially, her sore back.

Once Rika finished showering she threw on a robe. Then, she washed her face and brushed her teeth and hair. Rika threw off the robe and got dressed, then did her makeup. She took a hair tie and put up her lock blonde hair into a messy bun. She looked at herself in the mirror.

Rika wore a red t-shirt that looked like it was all ripped at the stomach. Attached to the shirts collar with two strips of black fabric was a plain black choker. She wore baggy black shorts that stopped at mid-thigh, and then it turned to baggy fishnet down to her knees. She wore regular shinobi sandals and her shins were wrapped with white bandages. Around her wrists were two metal bands, kind of like armor but smaller.

She walked out of the bathroom and through the bedroom door to where Kakashi sat, like he said watching TV. He looked over at Rika when he heard her coming.

"What took you?" he asked, smirking. Rika rolled her eyes.

"Are we leaving or what?" she asked crossing her arms. "I'm sick of just being in this house. I need some fresh air."

Kakashi turned off the TV. He stood up and stretched.

"Alright," he said. "Let's get going. They are probably waiting by now, anyways."

Rika nodded and the two walked out of the house. The two didn't talk much, they really didn't say much to each other in the past five days, either. They walked silently through the town until they got to the training grounds where Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto waited.

The three looked up when they heard them coming.

"KAKASHI-SENSEI!" Naruto shouted. "YOU'RE LATE!"

"Sorry," Kakashi said. "But, this time it was Rika's fault." Hearing this Rika glared daggers at him. It was not her fault whatsoever for them being late!

"Sensei!" Sakura shouted. "Don't blame Rika for you're tardiness!"

"Whatever," Kakashi sighed lazily. "By the way, the three of you are to call Rika, Rika-sempai from now on. She will be helping me teach the three of you."

The kids all nodded, obeying their sensei.

"What are we working on today, Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked. Sasuke said nothing; he leaned against a pole with his arms crossed and eyes closed.

"Today we are going to work with weapons," Kakashi said. "I know you all have only been introduced to a couple weapons, but by the end of the day I want you to have almost mastered a weapon of your choice."

"I didn't bring any of my weapons with me," Rika told Kakashi. "How will we teach them?"

Rika didn't notice though, that Kakashi was carrying a bag filled with a few various weapons and in the bag was Rika's katana and bladed chain. He held up the bag, showing it to her.

She smiled sheepishly.

"Oh," she said and rubbed the back of her head. Kakashi tossed her the two weapons and she caught them. Then he threw the bag down in front of him.

"Pick one weapon," he told them. "And that will be the weapon you work with today."

Sakura and Naruto raced to the bag, excited about their lesson today, while Sasuke just walked over and waited for them to pick. When the three finally chose their weapons they stood holding them, facing their teachers.

Sakura had chosen a weapon similar to Rika's bladed chain. It was a bladed whip and instead of being little sharp pieces of metal, it was one long, very thin and sharp piece.

Sasuke's weapon of choice was a pair of plain old Sais. He wanted to use a weapon that he knew would be fairly simple to master, but at the same time give him a bit of a challenge because he was so used to using thrown weapons.

Last, was Naruto. He had chosen a rather difficult weapon to wield. He chose the mantis sword. The sword was small with a curved blade and attached to a chain.

"Alright," Kakashi said. "Sakura and Naruto, you will be training with Rika and Sasuke, you're with me."

The three kids nodded and followed the teacher they were assigned to.

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Nori: Holy shit, that took forever. Sorry guys! I hope you all aren't too mad!

Audience: (glares at Nori)

Nori: (smiles sheepishly) SORRY! Anyways please read and review! No flames!!!